Combination hair comb and barrette



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J. BURKHART COMBINATION HAIR COMB AND BARHETTE Filed March 17, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I April 14; 1925.

v 1,533,380 J. BURKHART cousmmxon HAIR COMB AND BARRET'iE Filed March 17,- 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 awm/wtoz wane/0o Patented Apr. 145, 1925.

UNl'llZ STATES JACOB BURKHART, OF ELMI-IUBST, PENNSYLVANIA.

COMBINATION HAIR COMB AND BARRET'IE.

Application filed March 17, 1924. Serial No. 699,826.

To all whom it array concern:

Be it knownthat I, JACOB BURKI-IART, a citizen of the United States, residing at Elmhurst, in the county of Lackawanna and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful lmproven'lents in a Combination Hair Comb and Barrette; and I do declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention aims to provide a simple device which may be used for upwardly combing the hair at the back of the neck and head and holding it in orderly manner, the device being of such construction that the comb teeth with which it is provided, may be spread when applying the device, but will move into converging relation when in place, thus gripping the hair and preventing the combined comb and barrette i'rom falling out of place.

' Another object of the invention is to provide one or more strands of elastic, associated with the device to assist in holding the teeth in hair gripping relation and to also assist in properly holding the hair in lace.

lVith the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subject matter hereinafter described and claimed, the description being supplemented by the accompanying drawing.

Figure 1 is an elevation showing one form of the invention, with the teeth in hair grip ping position.

Figure 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but illustrating the manner in which the device is manipulated to spread the teeth, allowing it to be easily applied or removed.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but illustrating a dili'erent form of construction.

Figures 4 and 5 are transverse sectional views as indicated by lines and 5-5 of Figs. 1 and 3, respectively.

Figures 6 and 7 are respectively, a rear view and a profile view of a womans head, showing the manner of using the invention.

In the form of construction illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, l, 6, and 7 the numerals 1 and 2 designate a pair of spaced, arcuate, concentric backs which are formed of any suitable resilient material, the two backs being connected with each other at their ends as indicated at 3. Two series of comb teeth -l and 5, extend inwardly from the backs l and 2 respectively, said teeth being straight and normally converging throughout their lengths toward their free ends. Preferably, the two series of teeth 41- and 5 are in substantially the same plane with the backs 1 and 2. device by one or more elastic strands 6 whose ends may be secured to one or both of the backs 1 and 2. These elastic strands serve to assist in holding the backs in the posit-ion shown in Fig. 1 and they are also intended to lie upon the outer side of the hair to as sist in holding the latter in orderly fashion.

In applying the device, the backs 1 and 2 are partially straightened as indicated in Fig. 2, thus stretching the elastic st-rand or strands 6 and at the same time spreading the teeth 4: and 5. The device is then forced upwardly at the back of the neck and head and it will gather all loose hairs and comb them upwardly in an orderly manner. Then when the ends of the device are released, it will return to its normal curvature as shown in Fig. 1, causing the teeth a and 5 to move toward each other and grip the hair, so that there is no possibility of the device falling out of place. As above stated, the strands 6 not only exert an inward pull, tending to retain the device at a normal curvature, but they will lie upon hairs which might otherwise hang loosely, and consequently, such hairs will be effectively held against the others. The manner of using the device will be clear from Figs. 6 and 7.

In Figs. 3 and 5, a different form of construct-ion has been shown, in which one arcuate, resilient back 1 is used, provided with teeth 1- and with one or more elastic strands 6", this device being usable in the same manner as that above set forth.

By providing the construction shown and described or a substantial equivalent thereof, a device is provided which will be simple and inexpensive, yet will be el'licicnt and in every way desirable.

If desired, the back 2 or 1 may have a pair of spaced finger grips 7 which, when gripped between thumb and forefinger and pressed toward each other, will have a tend- I prefer to connect the ends of the loo ency to straighten the back to spread the teeth. These handles are preferably used only on small light combs.

As excellent results may be obtained from the details disclosed, they may well be followed, but within the scope of the invention as claimed, numerous minor changes may be made.

I claim:

1. A combination hair comb and barrctte comprising a pair of spaced substantially concentric resilient backs connected with each other at their ends, inner and outer series of substantially straight teeth projecting inwardly from said backs and disposed in a plane determined by the curvature vof said backs, the teeth of each series converging throughout their lengths toward their free ends to grip the hair, said teeth being movable away from each other when the backs are jointly straightened to some extent.

2. A combined hair comb and barrette comprising an arcuate resilient back, substantially straight teeth projecting inwardly from said back and disposed in the plane determined by the curvature of said back, and an elastic strand connecting the ends of said arcuate back, said strand not only exerting an inward pull upon the ends of Said back, but being adapted to engage loose hairs Within the confines of said back, when the device is forced upwardly at the back of the users head.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto aflixed my signature.

JACOB BURKHART. 

